Tag: Embedded

Get the latest news on developments in the wider community and topics including wireless, embedded and open source silicon.

CRU: York’s LoRaWAN Plan, HiFive Unleashed Unleashed, and More

First unveiled back at FOSDEM, the SiFive HiFive Unleashed Linux-compatible RISC-V development board heralds an exciting time in the world of free and open source silicon – and AB Open’s Andrew Back has been working with one. “It’s great that we now have a Linux capable development board for 64-bit… Read More

Cypress, Semtech Announce Two-Chip LoRaWAN Module

Cypress Semiconductor and Semtech Corporation have announced their collaboration on a new, two-chip module combining a microcontroller with a long-range low-power LoRaWAN radio, to first appear in the Onethinx Core. “With its long range and low power capabilities in a compact footprint, Semtech’s LoRa Technology is ideal for vertical applications,”… Read More

Jeff Dorsch on the Importance of Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing

Semiconductor Engineering’s Jeff Dorsch has penned a piece on hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation and testing, positioning it as having “a growing role” in the world of embedded system design. “Embedded electronics are showing up nearly everywhere these days, in cars, smart appliances, medical devices—even fighter jets. Making sure those real-time embedded… Read More

CRU: Trusted Computing, OsmoCon, and Bob Pease Books

The Trusted Computing Group, in partnership with Embedded Computing Design and OpenSystemsMedia, has launched a new website which aims to provide developers with the tools and resources to integrate trusted platforms for embedded and Internet of Things (IoT) projects. The site, which is configured as a searchable blog, provides information… Read More

Electronic Design Publishes Free Bob Pease eBooks

Electronic Design has announced the publication of two free eBooks collecting reader-favourite articles from analogue integrated circuit designer Bob Pease, who passed away in 2011. “It’s hard to believe so many years have passed since the analogue industry lost one of its most highly respected gurus, Bob Pease,” Electronic Design… Read More

Trusted Computing Group Launches IoT Developer Resource Site

CRU: HiFive Expansion, Computer Vision, Osmocom, and More

AB Open and its hardware division Ground Electronics have launch a campaign for Circumference, a family of custom-designed desktop cluster computing units based around the popular Raspberry Pi and UDOO x86 single-board computer families. Available to pre-order now on crowdfunding site Crowd Supply, the Circumference C25 boasts support for… Read More

Intel Launches OpenVINO Computer Vision Toolkit

Intel has announced the launch of the OpenVINO toolkit, a visual inference and neural network optimisation engine designed with vision-based Internet of Things (IoT) development in mind. “The OpenVINO toolkit is designed to enable users to fast-track development of high-performance computer vision applications, unleash deep learning inference capabilities across the… Read More

IEEE to Host Webinar on Resilient Networks for the IIoT

IEEE Spectrum, the magazine of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, has announced a webinar discussing the deployment of resilient network architectures for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), to take place in June. “A resilient, holistic network architecture can help create the secure, scalable and robust infrastructure needed… Read More

CRU: Homebrew Silicon, OSHCamp 2018, eSIMs Delayed, and More

The cause of truly home-made semiconductors hit a major milestone late last month when engineer Sam Zeloof became, to common knowledge, the first person to successfully create an integrated circuit using a fully photolithographic process in a home lab, building a dual differential amplifier using entirely homebrew equipment. Hobbyists around… Read More

MIPI I3C Host Controller Interface Block Diagram

MIPI Releases Public I3C Host Controller Interface Specification

The MIPI Alliance has announced the release of the I3C Host Controller Interface 1.0 specification, defining a common software driver interface for I3C HCI hardware implementations – making the use of sensors as easy as possible. Part of the upcoming MIPI Touch family of specifications, the MIPI I3C Host Controller… Read More

Sam Zeloof Creates First Fully Photolithographic Homebrew IC

Engineer Sam Zeloof has become, to common knowledge, the first person to successfully create an integrated circuit using a fully photolithographic process in a home lab, building a dual differential amplifier using entirely homebrew equipment. Hobbyists around the world have been making discrete circuits at home for years, but integrated… Read More